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Sailor · 2017–2025

Ben McKissick-Hawley

jacksonville university College fleet racingLightningJ/24

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Events
29

417 races · 71 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 29

Podium rate
21%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 42%–50%, 390 boats)

Best class ranking
#1806

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 294

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lauren Theis

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Elizabeth Johnson & Scott Hansen

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Elizabeth Johnson

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Alfonso Garcia Bringas

Oct 2017 – Mar 2025 · 8 events

Nemesis
Stefano Peschiera

24–52 head to head in 76 races

Rival
Jeff Hayden

58–44 in 102 races

Best day
14 Oct 2017

7-6-1-1-9-5-11-1-16-2-7-1-9-13-11-1-13-6-7-4-13-4-18-4-17-1-10-8-14-12-11-15 · Truxtun Umsted

Signature result
1st of 6

FIRECRACKER REGATTA · J/24 · 30 Jun 2023

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lauren Theis — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Alfonso Garcia Bringas · Grant Boat, Irie Jibes, Jacksonville University (Fins) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Lightning 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 26 of 134 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Mar 2025
  • Scott Hansen · Jacksonville University (Fins 2), Jacksonville University (Fins 3), Jacksonville University (Fins) · College fleet racing 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 25 of 105 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Mar 2019
  • Kelsy Waack · Jacksonville University (Fins) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 24 of 122 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Telmo Basterra · Jacksonville University (Fins) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 24 of 122 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Stephan VerHulst · Jacksonville University (Fins) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 24 of 122 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Apr 2018
  • GiGi Arias · Jacksonville University (Fins) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 129 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Mar 2019
  • Andre Guaragna · Jacksonville University (Fins) · College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 32 of 67 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Madison Reynolds · Jacksonville University (Fins) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 25 of 108 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Jack Gower · Jacksonville University (Fins) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 20 of 97 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Caleb Gill · Jacksonville University (Fins 2), Jacksonville University (Fins 3) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 54 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

-161433012018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipIrie JibesLightningSkipper25th / 36
22 Nov 2024King’s Day Regatta 2024Irie JibesLightningSkipper5th / 10
18 Oct 20242024 Wild Oyster RegattaIrie JibesLightningSkipper13th / 26
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadGrant BoatLightningOther9th / 27
29 Jun 20242024 Lightning - Central Atlantic District ChampionshipGrant BoatLightningOther5th / 20
30 Jun 2023FIRECRACKER REGATTARocketJ/24Skipper1st / 6
24 Feb 20232023 J/24 Midwinter ChampionshipRocketJ/24Skipper23rd / 28
21 Jan 20232022 J/24 District 10 ChampionshipRocketJ/24Skipper11th / 15
17 Nov 2022Kings Day Regatta 2022RocketJ/24Skipper19th / 19
24 Apr 20212021 Dick Tillman Spring Regatta - Small Boats904420Skipper6th / 15
2 Jan 20212021 Miami Snipe InvitationalBrenderino ExpressSnipeOther32nd / 32
7 Mar 2020SAISA South Points #3Jacksonville University (Fins)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 9
29 Feb 2020Eckerd InterconferenceJacksonville University (Fins)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 18
15 Feb 2020Nelson Roltsch Team RaceJacksonville University (Fins)College team racingCrew3rd / 8
12 Oct 2019David Lee Arnoff TrophyJacksonville University (Fins)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-8)9th / 13
28 Sep 2019SAISA South Points #4Jacksonville University (Fins 2)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 15
14 Sep 2019SAISA South Points #2Jacksonville University (Fins 2)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 11
25 Jul 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta MarbleheadVagabondIODPro Bowler8th / 11
23 Mar 2019Hanbury TrophyJacksonville University (Fins)College fleet racingC Skipper (1)2nd / 6
16 Mar 2019SAISA South Points #4Jacksonville University (Fins)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 6
9 Mar 2019SAISA South Points #3Jacksonville University (Fins)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 7
29 Sep 2018SAISA South Points #3Jacksonville University (Fins 3)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-8)5th / 11
7 Apr 2018SAISA Co-Ed Conference ChampionshipsJacksonville University (Fins)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4)4th / 12
7 Apr 2018SAISA Team Race ChampionshipsJacksonville University (Fins)College team racingCrew4th / 5
24 Mar 2018Hanbury Trophy Team RaceJacksonville University (Fins)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 223, #16,764.Crew rating across all classes: 284, #8,693. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.